FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1673 : ADAKAH MASIH DISUNATKAN AMALAN-AMALAN PADA HARI JUMAAT JIKA TERGUGURNYA KEWAJIPAN SOLAT JUMAAT KERANA COVID-19?
Are the recommended Friday practices still recommended if the Friday prayer is suspended because of COVID-19?
Short answer
Recommended Friday practices that are not specifically tied to the Friday prayer remain recommended, such as the Friday ritual bath, reciting Surah al-Kahf, and increasing remembrance and salawat.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Recommended Friday practices that are not specifically tied to the Friday prayer remain recommended, such as the Friday ritual bath, reciting Surah al-Kahf, and increasing remembrance and salawat. Their merit depends on the honour of Friday itself, not on performing the Friday prayer. Practices tied specifically to the Friday prayer, such as walking to the mosque, arriving early, listening to the sermon and staying in the mosque, lapse when the prayer is not held. Being unable to do some practices should not lead one to abandon all the others.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun amalan-amalan sunat yang berkait secara khusus dengan solat Jumaat seperti berjalan kaki ke masjid, datang awal ke masjid, mendengar khutbah, beriktikaf di masjid dan lain-lain, maka ia tergugur dengan tiadanya solat Jumaat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1673 : ADAKAH MASIH DISUNATKAN AMALAN-AMALAN PADA HARI JUMAAT JIKA TERGUGURNYA KEWAJIPAN SOLAT JUMAAT KERANA COVID-19?”, 21 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4360-al-kafi-adakah-masih-disunatkan-amalan-amalan-pada-hari-jumaat-jika-tergugurnya-kewajipan-solat-jumaat-kerana-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-sunnah-practices-covid-19/